Punkty nauczania języka ukraińskiego w Zagłębiu Miedziowym
The places of teaching Ukrainian language in Copper – basin

Summary/Abstract: Because of settling many families during Operation Vistula, Copper - basin became one of regions where educational authorities made an effort aimed at ensuring lessons of Ukrainian language. That happened no sooner than after 1952. That time, according to resolution of political office of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers’ Party established in April of 1952. The decree concerned the status regulation of Ukrainian people in Poland indicating the forms and range of teaching their native language to Ukrainian children. before that, during the first years after the World War II, it was impossible to teach Ukrainian officially. The historical conditions, mostly Operation Vistula, influenced on Polish-Ukrainian relationships, and thereby on the position of this nation in Poland. Actions conducted by authorities tended to full Polonization of Ukrainian people, so all ventures that could be used for developing national culture or cultivating Ukrainian language could not take place. At the beginning, the only organised form of teaching abovementioned language were educational points. The situation changed in 1956. In the territory of Jaroszówka the Ukrainian primary school came into being, and secondary schools were founded in Legnica and Złotoryja. Most of teaching Ukrainian language places located in basin ran until the end the 60s. Plenty of them between 1958 and 1959. Their existence was determined by the will of educational authorities, parental decisions, and number of students. Each time when there were less learners, the grade was not created. The same with qualifies teachers, if there was not enough of teaching staff, the education was made impossible. Till now there is an Interschool Place for Teaching Ukrainian Language to Younger Children which is a part of the Bohdan Ihor Antonycz High School Complex in Legnica. During ages many of teaching places were (apart from home education) only possibilities of contact with Ukrainian language. They enabled cultivation of national identity and exposure to culture and tradition.

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